Key Points and Summary – While high combat losses can often indicate a great aircraft used in high-risk missions, like the ...

In May 1969, a daring race between iconic skyscrapers marked a new chapter in aviation. At the heart of it was Britain’s Harrier Jump Jet, an aircraft that defied traditional take-off and ...

But when it comes time to cover some distance, the AV-8B Harrier II is also highly capable as a regular horizontal flying jet aircraft, capable of reaching a top speed of 673 MPH.

The AV-8B Harrier, known informally as the Harrier jump jet, is the latest iteration in a series of VSTOL aircraft that was first developed in the 1960s.

AVI-8 has revealed a new military-inspired watch, called the Hawker Harrier Pegasus Automatic. Designed to resemble the turbines of the Harrier jump jet's Rolls-Royce Pegasus engine, the watch is ...

The squadron, identified as the service's oldest flying squadron, was formed just after World War I, and it adopted the Harrier jump jet in the 1970s and the second-generation AV-8B Harrier II in ...

The Harrier Jump Jet is known for vertical take-offs and landings. It also has an accident-prone track record, but that didn't dissuade one pilot from buying his dream plane.

In its statement on changes to VMA-231, the Marine Corps said "the squadron's transition from the legacy AV-8B Harrier II to the F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter is representative of 2nd ...